berberis
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of berberis
C19: from Medieval Latin, of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Forman instead brewed up harmless-sounding potions, including one made of "sage, marjoram, elderbuds, ashbuds, berberis, liquorice, aniseed, aloes and juniper berries."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Himalayan larch were all of a beautiful golden colour; the birch were all turning brown, and the berberis were a brilliant scarlet.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
The berry of the berberis vulgaris is a pleasant acid fruit; the bough that bears it is intensely bitter.
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri
Birches, wild roses and berberis were the commonest shrubs, while nearly every rock was covered with an extremely pretty rose-coloured creeper, which in places caused the hillsides to look quite pink.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
Above us were masses of pink and mauve rhododendrons, flowering cherries, viburnum, berberis, roses and other delightful shrubs.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
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